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your health.
into the slow cooker, then drizzle • 4 medium free-range eggs,
with the olive oil. Cover and cook cooked for 9 minutes in boiling
for 8 hours. water until just hard-boiled
3 Give everything a good stir, • Handful fresh mint leaves
making sure you scrape down • Handful fresh flatleaf parsley
the sides of the bowl, then leaves
transfer to a serving dish. • Lime wedges to serve
PER SERVING 432kcals, 18.9g fat
(7g saturated), 44.7g protein, 1 Heat the slow cooker to high. Heat
Lamb with white beans, 17.4g carbs (6.2g sugars), 2g salt, the olive oil in a frying pan over a
tomato and jalapeños 6.8g fibre high heat. Add the onion, garlic and
SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 15 MIN, ginger and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes
SLOW COOKER TIME 8 HOURS until aromatic. Stir in the cumin and
chilli and season generously with
This has a couple of the salt and pepper. Stir in the stock,
things you want from a good then remove from the heat.
recipe: it requires little effort 2 Tumble the potatoes, pumpkin
on your part and there are and parsnips into the slow cooker.
relatively few ingredients. 3 Pour the stock mixture over the
The lamb and beans are vegetables, then cover and cook
slow-cooked in a rich tomato for 3 hours. Give everything a stir
sauce flavoured with pickled – be gentle so you don’t break up the
jalapeños, which add a spicy vegetables too much, then cover
heat and clean tanginess. Indian spiced root and cook for a further 1 hour until
A jar of these is a great thing vegetables the vegetables are tender. Taste
to have lurking in the back SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN, SLOW and adjust the seasoning, adding
of the fridge. COOKER TIME 4 HOURS more salt or pepper if you like.
4 Transfer to a serving platter. Peel
Cool, cover and chill any Rather like an exotic bubble and roughly chop the hard-boiled
MAKE leftovers for up to 3 days. and squeak but starting with eggs, then scatter them over the
AHEAD
Reheat gently with an extra raw vegetables and giving them vegetables along with the herb
splash of water if it’s looking dry. an Indian twist. There’s no need leaves. Serve with lime wedges
to wait until you have leftovers on the side.
• 750g lean lamb (we used lamb from a roast dinner to give PER SERVING 248kcals, 9.4g fat
leg steaks) this a try. As well as being (2.2g saturated), 12.9g protein,
• 1 onion, finely chopped a comforting supper, it makes an 24.5g carbs (6.7g sugars),
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped awesome brunch, topped with 0.5g salt, 6.1g fibre
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes your favourite style of egg.
• 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños,
plus 1 tbsp brine from the jar Cool, cover and chill any DON’T HAVE
MAKE A SLOW COOKER?
• Handful finely chopped fresh leftovers for up to 3 days.
AHEAD
flatleaf parsley Reheat gently with an extra You can cook these recipes in a
• 2 tsp ground cumin splash of water if it’s looking dry. casserole in the oven on a low heat,
• 400g tin cannellini beans, drained but you’ll need to add a little more
and well rinsed • 1 tbsp olive oil liquid as there’s more evaporation
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil • 1 red onion, thinly sliced when you oven-cook. Check and stir
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped halfway through cooking to make
1 Heat the slow cooker to low. • 2cm piece fresh ginger, finely sure the dish isn’t drying out. If
Trim off any excess fat from the chopped you’re unsure of oven temperatures
lamb and discard. Cut the meat • 1 tsp ground cumin and cooking times, visit
into large bite-size pieces, then • ½ tsp chilli flakes deliciousmagazine.co.uk for a
put into the bowl of the slow cooker. • 150ml chicken or vegetable stock comparable recipe (the lamb, for
Scatter in the onion and garlic. • 4 small waxy potatoes, halved example, would need to be cooked
NEXT 2 In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, • 200g pumpkin, skin on, cut into at 140°C/120°C fan/gas 1
MONTH jalapeños and brine, parsley, cumin 2-3cm wedges for about 3 hours or until tender).
A mighty trio of
energy-boosting and beans, then season generously • 2 small parsnips, peeled and NOTE: these recipes have been
salads with salt and pepper. Tip the lot quartered tested only in a slow cooker.
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